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endocytosis

transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by forming a new membrane-bounded vesicle
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endocytosis

Summary

endocytosis is a cellular process or phenomenon[1]. endocytosis draws 549 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_process_or_phenomenon category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • endocytosis's instance of is recorded as cellular process or phenomenon[3].
  • endocytosis is a type of vesicle-mediated transport[4].
  • endocytosis's Commons category is recorded as Endocytosis[5].
  • endocytosis comprises vesicle budding from membrane[6].
  • endocytosis comprises membrane invagination[7].
  • endocytosis's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006897[8].
  • endocytosis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus[9].

Body

Definition and Type

endocytosis's instance of is recorded as cellular process or phenomenon[3]. endocytosis is a type of vesicle-mediated transport[4].

Use and Application

Components include vesicle budding from membrane[6] and membrane invagination[7].

Why It Matters

endocytosis draws 549 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_process_or_phenomenon category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] endocytosis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] endocytosis is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → vesicle budding from membrane, membrane invagination
    Subclass of → vesicle-mediated transport
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24291, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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